BBC News today is running a story by Andrew Marr, whose new documentary, JFK: The Making of Modern Politics, airs on BBC 2 this weekend. The story details some of Kennedy's shadier political actions and asks, "aren't there better ways of doing democracy than Kennedy's?"
As a comparison to Kennedy's conniving, Marr highlights the integrity of Hubert Humphrey, calling him "one of the most intelligent, compassionate and literate politicians in modern American history."